239 people have been injured and 56 remain missing. The typhoon, which made landfall on Thursday with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour, crossed from east to west across some nine islands where it has caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure.
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At least 375 people have died and 56 remain missing in Philippines as a result of the onslaught of typhoon rai, which has hit the central region of the archipelago between Thursday and Saturday, as reported on Monday by the Philippine National Police, in addition to other 239 people they have turned out wounds and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has located in 1 805 005 the total number of people affected, around 450,000 families.
The typhoon, which made landfall Thursday with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour, crossed from east to west on some nine islands where it has caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure.
The most affected regions have been those of Bicol, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao, Mimaropa and the Zamboanga peninsula, with about 500,000 displaced in 2,481 evacuation centers and more than 193,000 people temporarily sheltered. by family or friends.
The DSWD has also stressed that in the affected areas there are power supply and internet access problems, for which it has recognized “a challenge in collecting data on the affected population” and other related issues.
For his part, the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, has promised “a convoy of rice and water” for the survivors as it tries to get the government to release funds that it hopes will amount to 4 billion Philippine pesos (about 71.2 million euros).
The president has highlighted that 2 billion pesos (about 35.6 million euros) will go to local authorities in the areas affected by the ‘Rai’ passage, while the other 2 billion pesos will be used to help to the survivors.
Duterte has recognized that the Government has “huge debts” due to the costs of responding to the coronavirus pandemic and has advanced that it will be necessary to wait for the 2022 budgets “to have money to spend”, as the Philippine television network ABS-CBN.
Police have been deployed to ensure security, especially in supermarkets, where long lines are forming to purchase supplies.
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